Dutch defender Nathan Ake passed fit to face Ireland

Nathan Ake is available for the Netherlands' European Championship qualifier against the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday after being replaced in their last match on Thursday with a hamstring problem.

The Manchester City defender went off after the first half of the Netherlands' 3-0 Group B win over Greece in Eindhoven.

Coach Ronald Koeman said Ake had felt a twinge in his hamstring and been replaced as a precautionary measure but that the 28-year-old would be available for Sunday’s match.

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Runaway group leaders France holding a nine-point lead over the second placed Dutch, who have two games in hand. The top two teams are guaranteed qualification to next year’s finals in Germany.

Stephen Kenny's Ireland are currently fourth in the group, three points behind the Dutch and Greece, who have six points each.

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